GettingFitterEveryDay...
age: 40 (waiting for life to begin like ive been promised!!)
bio: separated, with three kids, lost around forty pounds and gone down almost 4 dress sizes in the past year, still wanting to get fitter and look even more awesome!!
start weight: 184lb
current weight: 141lb
start stats: 36/34/44
current stats: 34/26/39
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Welcome to the “Get Ready For Summer!” SuperFeature. Inside we will give you all the tools to get beach-ready in time for summer!
Each year it seems like we come out of winter hibernation with a few extra pounds to shed or some extra bodyfat percentages to drop. Start early so you’ll have enough time to get into rock-solid, beach-ready shape for some great summer fun and sunshine!
You are what you eat. If your diet isn’t mapped correctly to shape you up this summer, you will be achieving your fat loss and muscle gaining goals as you open your Christmas gifts. Check out our deliciously fresh summer/BBQ recipes and eating plans, and watch your body transform without depriving your tingling taste buds.
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Diet 101.
Having A Healthy BBQ!• The Important Role Of Natural Foods!
• Beginner’s Nutritional Mistakes!
• Back To The Basics!
• The Importance Of Nutrition!
• 8 Week Summer Diet.
• How To Get Lean And STAY Lean!
10 Summer Recipes!
Healthy Camping!• 6 Appetizing Recipes To Enjoy While Cutting!
• 8 Amazing Metabolism Boosting Recipes.
• Recipes For The Ultimate Healthy Barbecue!
Rev up your metabolism, manifest muscle, and tone up to make this your best shapely summer ever. Our professional training programs, fun outdoor activities and awesome exercises will sculpt you into shaved granite making you a sweet sight for the summer.
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Cardio’s Next Level!• Summer Beach-Body Workout.
• 10 Great Tips For Summer Weight Loss!
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• Making The Most Of Summer Weather!
• The End Of Boring Cardio Workouts.
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Building Huge Arms.• Your Quest At Chiseling Rock-Hard Abs!
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• Darrem Charles Arm Training For Growth!
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• Add Inches To Your Arms.
Take Advantage Of The Warmer Weather And Perform Your Cardio Outside.
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There’s nothing quite like the energy and excitement of the seasonal transition from late spring to early summer. It’s a time to shed layers, turn our faces to the sun, and make time for both adventure and relaxation.
It’s also a special moment for inner transformation. Dense root vegetables and heavy cold-weather foods lose their appeal, as the earth begins to flourish with colorful fruits and veggies. These foods facilitate our natural detox mechanisms and help to keep our bodies cool during the warm summer months.
It’s as if Mother Nature, herself, is telling you to come out of hibernation, eat fresh foods, and be happy. You wouldn’t want to disappoint her would you?
Here are a few recommendations from Integrative Nutrition to help you ride the wave of seasonal change:
Eat organic, local foods: Eating with the seasons is an important concept in the IIN curriculum, and this is the easiest time of year to eat local, no matter where you live. Check out your local farmer’s market to find out what’s growing near you, or consider joining a CSA!
Hydrate & cleanse: Drinking plenty of water is even more important when your body starts to sweat. You can switch up your beverages with coconut water, smoothies, and fresh juice as well. The boost in hydration and nutrients will aid in expelling the stored up calories from winter.
Do something new: Embrace seasonal renewal by doing something you haven’t tried before. Maybe you want to develop a green thumb by starting an urban garden, accept an unexpected invitation from a new acquaintance, or even commit yourself to the career of your dreams. Follow your instincts and have no regrets!
Spend time outdoors: This is not the time for fluorescent lighting and indoor treadmills. You’ve gotta get out there and get your grounding on! Being in nature has profound effects on your health, and spending time outdoors will reinvigorate your mind and body.
Be present: Take time to enjoy life and have gratitude. This is the season for clean starts. So clear your mind of the past and the things you cannot change, and appreciate your abundance instead. Don’t forget to get plenty of primary food!
losing weight and toning up wasnt the end of my journey.
it was the start of it!
..sue xx
just played a bit of football (soccer) with my seven year old in the back garden. he beat me of course because i was wearing my flip flops and was scared of hurting my feet on the ball haha.
but it was fun! and a little bit more exercise in the day never goes amiss :)
..sue xx
wow i feel great after that strength workout! even in this heat (six pm and still red hot!) ive pushed hard and beasted myself :)
LOVE it!
..sue xx
the weather here is still outstanding, and its four thirty pm (finished work at 3 today), and still hot.
ive written down my strength training workout for today, and i will do it once it cools down, but now that its written, it will be done!
i enjoy strength training, so its not a worry that i have to get it done. it makes me feel focused and powerful, and hey, nothing wrong with that!
..sue xx
CARDIO:
45 mins cycling
STRENGTH:
50 squats (2 x 5kg)
50 plie squats (2 x 5kg)
40 (each leg) lunges (2 x 5kg)
30 (each leg) donkey kicks
30 (each leg) side raises
50 bicep curls (2 x 5kg)
50 hammer curls (2 x 5kg)
30 (each side) tricep kickbacks (5kg)
50 lying chest raises (2 x 5kg)
40 lying flyes (2 x 5kg)
50 crunches
4 x 30 second planks
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BREAKFAST:
egg
bacon
banana
LUNCH:
minced beef
cabbage
carrot
DINNER:
pork loin steak
baked sweet potato
small portion of butter
SNACKS:
protein shake (made with half water/half almond milk)
banana
orange
very small portion jelly
sausage
tin of chopped tomatoes
coke (not going so good with the coke habit, but at the moment, its not the most important thing, i will kick it once i have other stuff sorted - if i have a can, fair enough, if i go without, fair enough, im not going to obsess about it at the moment, its just stressing me out too much)
lemon yoghurt
…..sue xx
wow im so tired, but ive had a pretty good day today (apart from a huge argument with my seven year old before he went to bed….he shouted, i shouted. totally shouldnt do that!! but i cant do the right thing every SINGLE time i suppose - anyway, its all good now, i took him up to bed, read him a story and had a big cuddle. he was just being really spoilt before, and i wont allow that im afraid)
but ANYWAY…..
yeah i have had a good day apart from that.
even though im back at work, it has been ok. its a job, and its mostly ok really. there are worse jobs i know, im just maybe being a bit spoilt myself haha.
ive eaten well today, and ive got enough exercise. a good cycle, running about for ten hours pretty much solid at work, and then a 30 minute strength/cardio dvd early evening.
its nearly nine pm, and i wont be late to bed tonight (another early morning for work tomorrow - i start at 7.45), but i havent had dinner yet, so my pork steaks are just in the oven.
i dont go in for all that stupid ”dont eat after 5pm!!” nonsense. for gods sake, im a diabetic, and yeah, eating regularly, be that any time before bedtime, is always going to be something i have to do!
it doesnt matter what the fricking time of day it is that you eat. its about what you eat throughout the day that matters. does anyone really believe that if you eat something before bed, you are magically going to put three pounds on, rather than if you ate that exact same thing at lunch time?? oh come on…..please.
the only thing about late eating that bothers me, is if its a heavy meal, and i go to bed soon after, and it makes me a bit uncomfortable in bed. but its not like im going to eat and rush straight up to my room. i’ll have like half an hour or something between. and meat and veg dont bulk me up anyway.
so yay for eating well and moving enough!
..sue xx
